Example: WBS Worksheet

SIUE Project Support Center Sample WBS: Monster Mash Project
WBS Worksheet
Project Name: MONSTER MASH – Page 1
Using the Scope Statement as a starting point, break the final Project Deliverable into Sub-Deliverables.
List each Sub-Deliverable in the first column, then work left-to-right for each Sub-Deliverable to identify
the tasks that need to be done to produce that portion of the Project Deliverable.
Use multiple worksheet pages as needed.
Sub-
Deliverables
A: Coding
schemes
B: Job ads
Major Tasks
1. Establish coding
schemes for job
requirements
2. Assess semantic
validity of the 4 coding
schemes
1. Determine best way to
“save” the job ads
2. Perform search for
Application Developer and
save ads
3. Perform search for
Systems Analyst and save
ads
4. Cleanse the collection
of job ads
Subtasks
1. Establish scheme for
Technical reqs
2. Establish scheme for
Business reqs
3. Establish scheme for
Systems reqs
4. Establish scheme for
Interpersonal reqs
1. Get feedback from 2
knowledgeable others on
all 4 coding schemes
2. Make necessary
adjustments to the coding
schemes
1. Identify duplicate ads
that came up in both AD
and SA searches
2. For each duplicate ad,
decide to classify as AD,
classify as SA, or neither
3. Identify ads that do not
seem to be IS/IT and drop
them from the sample
Duration
2 days
2 days
2 days
2 days
4 days A.1
1 day A.2.1
1 day
1 day B.1
1 day B.1
2 days B.2,
B.3
1 day B.4.1
1 day B.2,
B.3
Predecessors

SIUE Project Support Center Sample WBS: Monster Mash Project
WBS Worksheet
Project Name: MONSTER MASH – Page 2
Using the Scope Statement as a starting point, break the final Project Deliverable into Sub-Deliverables.
List each Sub-Deliverable in the first column, then work left-to-right for each Sub-Deliverable to identify
the tasks that need to be done to produce that portion of the Project Deliverable.
Use multiple worksheet pages as needed.
Sub-
Deliverables
C: Job ads
coded
D: File of
coding results
Major Tasks
1. Code ads for years of
experience
2. Code each ad for
Technical reqs
3. Code each ad for
Business reqs
4. Code each ad for
Systems reqs
5. Code each ad for
Interpersonal reqs
1. Design file to hold
coding results
2. Create the file to hold
coding results
Subtasks
1. Code as YES/NO on
whether ad requires job
experience
2. If YES, code number of
years required
1. Investigate options of
file type (Access, Excel, ?)
and decide type to use
2. Identify all data items
we will need to store (i.e.,
what will a row/record
look like?)
Duration Predecessors
1 day A,
B
1 day C.1.1
2 days A,
B
2 days A,
B
2 days A,
B
2 days A,
B
2 days
2 days
1 days D.1
3. Enter coding results 3 days D.2,
C

SIUE Project Support Center Sample WBS: Monster Mash Project
WBS Worksheet
Project Name: MONSTER MASH – Page 3
Using the Scope Statement as a starting point, break the final Project Deliverable into Sub-Deliverables.
List each Sub-Deliverable in the first column, then work left-to-right for each Sub-Deliverable to identify
the tasks that need to be done to produce that portion of the Project Deliverable.
Use multiple worksheet pages as needed.
Sub-
Deliverables
E: Analysis
and conclusions
F: Completed
report
Major Tasks
1. Do data analysis
regarding RQ1
2. Do data analysis
regarding RQ2
3. Determine conclusions
drawn from data analyses
1. Write the front-end of
report (motivation for
study, the RQs, what we
did and how we did it)
2. Write the rest of the
report (results of data
analyses, conclusions
regarding RQ1 and RQ2)
3. Submit full report to
project team mbrs
4. Team mbrs review
report and submit
suggestions for
improvement
5. Make improvements to
report
3. Submit full report to
client
Subtasks
Duration Predecessors
2 days D
2 days D
2 days E.1,
E.2
4 days A,
B
4 days E
1 day F.1,
F.2
2 days F.3
2 days F.4
1 day F.5